As the ship, cargo, ports and other areas for various reasons, makes the ship in the transport of goods, increase expenses or suffered economic loss, the ship to compensate for these expenses or losses, in addition to the basic rate, the provisions of a separate charge for the cost of the is called a surcharge (Surcharge or Additional).

A wide range of additional charges, and along with a number of changes in circumstances will be canceled or development of new surcharge. The following are some common surcharge categories:

1, Bunker Surcharge or Bunker Adjustment Factor, acronym BAF

2, Devaluation Surcharge or Currency Adjustment

Factor, abbreviation is CAF

3, Deviation Surcharge

4, Suez Canal Surcharge

5, Transhipment Surcharge

6, Direct Additional

7, Port Surcharge

8, Port Congestion Surcharge

9, Heavy-Lift Additional

10, Long Length Additional

11, Cleaning Charge

12, Fumigation Charge

13, Ice Surcharge

14, Optional Fees or Optional Additional

15, Alteration Charge